Woordenlijst
Topic 1: leaders and entrepreneurs
1 Work and jobs
Work for Werken voor
Bv. I work for a large European car maker.
Work on Werken aan
Bv. I work on car design.
To run Leiden
Bv. I run the design department.
To manage Beheren
Bv. I manage a team of designers.
Work under Onder mij werken
Bv. 20 people work under me.
Responsibility + infinitive / -ing Verantwoordelijkheid
Bv. One of my main responsibilities is to
make sure that new model designs are
finished on time.
Bv.
One of my responsibilities is to make sure
that…
One of my responsibilities is making sure
that…
YOU DON’T SAY:
I’m a responsible
In charge of + noun Verantwoordelijk voor
Bv. I’m also in charge of design budgets.
To deal with Omgaan met
Bv. I deal with a lot of different people in
the company.
Responsible for + verb-ing Verantwoordelijk voor
Bv. I’m responsible for coordination
between design and production.
Work with Werken met
Bv. I work with managers at our
manufacturing plants.
To work Werken
If you work or have work, you have a job.
But you don’t say that someone has “a
work”.
Work is also a place where you do your job.
, You don’t say for example, “at the work” or
“to the work”.
In work The economy is growing fast and more
people are in work – have a job – than ever
before.
Out of work The percentage of people out of work –
without a job – has fallen to its lowest level
for 30 years.
For work ‘I work in a bank in New York City. I leave
for work at 7:30 every morning.
Go to work I go to work by train and subway.
Get to/ arrive at I get to/ arrive at work at about 9.
At work I’m usually at work till 6.
Time off work I don’t get ill very much so I don’t often
take time off work – away from work due to
illness.
A full-time job A full-time job is one for the whole of the
à someone works full-time normal working week.
A part-time job A part-time job is for less time than that.
à Someone works part-time
A permanent job A permanent job does not finish after a
à You talk about permanent work fixed period.
A temporary job A temporary job finishes after a fixed period
à You talk about temporary work
2 Ways of working
Office worker Kantoormedewerker
I’m an office worker in an insurance
company.
Nine-to-five job Negen-tot-vijf baan
It’s a nine-to-five job with regular working
hours.
Working hours Werkuren
It’s a nine-to-five job with regular working
hours.
Swipe card Veegkaart
I need my swipe card to get into office.
Clock in or clock out Inklokken of uitklokken
Flexitime Flexibele werkuren
There’s a system of flexitime in my
company, which means we can work when
we want, within certain hours.
Shifts Ploegen
I work in shifts.
Clock on Inklokken
, I have to clock on and clock off at the
beginning and end of every shift.
Clock off Uitklokken
Day shift Dagploeg
I may be on the day shift one week and the
night shift the next week.
Night shift Nachtploeg
Overtime When the company is selling lots of cars,
they ask us to work overtime – more hours
than usual for more money.
Commute Pendelen
Work from home Van thuis uit werken
Commuters Pendelaars
Teleworking Telewerken
Telecommuting Telewerken
Satisfying Bevredigend
Stimulating Stimulerend
Fascinating Fascinerend
Exciting Spannend
Dull Saai
Boring Saai
Uninteresting Oninteressant
Unstimulating Niet stimulerend
Repetitive Repeterend
Routine Routine
Tiring Vermoeiend
Tough Hard
Hard Hard
Demanding Veeleisend
My work involves. + noun
I like/ dislike/ prefer/ enjoy Human contact
Long hours
Teamwork
+ -ing
Working with figures
Dealing with customers
Solving problems
3 Recruitement and selection
Recruitment Aanwerving
The process of finding people for particular
jobs is recruitment, or in American English,
hiring.
à Britisch English
, Hiring Aanwerven
à American English
Recruited Aangeworven
A recruit Een rekruut
Someone who has been recruited is a
recruit.
à British English
A hire Een rekruut
à American English
Employs Werk aanbieden
Hires Werk aanbieden
The company employs or hires them…
To join Toetreden
…and they join the company.
A recruiter Een aanwerver
Recruitment agencies Wervingsbureaus
Employment agencies Arbeidsbureaus
Headhunters Outside specialists called headhunters may
be used to find people for very important
jobs and to persuade them to leave the
organization they already work for.
Headhunted Key people recruited like this are
Headhunting headhunted in a process of headhunting.
Situations vacant He looked in the situation vacant pages of
his local newspaper, where a local
supermarket was advertising for a new
accountant’s position.
To apply for Om te solliciteren voor
Application form Aanvraagformulier
He applied for the job by completing an
application form and sending it in.
Jobs website Vacaturewebsite
He looked at jobs with different engineering
companies on a jobs website.
To make an application Een aanvraag indienen
Curriculum vitae CV (British) Curriculum vitae
Résumé or resume (American)
He made an application, sending in his CV
(curriculum vitae) – a document describing
your education, qualifications and previous
jobs, that you send to a prospective
employer)
Covering letter (British) Begeleidende brief
Cover letter (American)
A covering letter explaining why he wanted
the job and why he was the right person for
it.
Topic 1: leaders and entrepreneurs
1 Work and jobs
Work for Werken voor
Bv. I work for a large European car maker.
Work on Werken aan
Bv. I work on car design.
To run Leiden
Bv. I run the design department.
To manage Beheren
Bv. I manage a team of designers.
Work under Onder mij werken
Bv. 20 people work under me.
Responsibility + infinitive / -ing Verantwoordelijkheid
Bv. One of my main responsibilities is to
make sure that new model designs are
finished on time.
Bv.
One of my responsibilities is to make sure
that…
One of my responsibilities is making sure
that…
YOU DON’T SAY:
I’m a responsible
In charge of + noun Verantwoordelijk voor
Bv. I’m also in charge of design budgets.
To deal with Omgaan met
Bv. I deal with a lot of different people in
the company.
Responsible for + verb-ing Verantwoordelijk voor
Bv. I’m responsible for coordination
between design and production.
Work with Werken met
Bv. I work with managers at our
manufacturing plants.
To work Werken
If you work or have work, you have a job.
But you don’t say that someone has “a
work”.
Work is also a place where you do your job.
, You don’t say for example, “at the work” or
“to the work”.
In work The economy is growing fast and more
people are in work – have a job – than ever
before.
Out of work The percentage of people out of work –
without a job – has fallen to its lowest level
for 30 years.
For work ‘I work in a bank in New York City. I leave
for work at 7:30 every morning.
Go to work I go to work by train and subway.
Get to/ arrive at I get to/ arrive at work at about 9.
At work I’m usually at work till 6.
Time off work I don’t get ill very much so I don’t often
take time off work – away from work due to
illness.
A full-time job A full-time job is one for the whole of the
à someone works full-time normal working week.
A part-time job A part-time job is for less time than that.
à Someone works part-time
A permanent job A permanent job does not finish after a
à You talk about permanent work fixed period.
A temporary job A temporary job finishes after a fixed period
à You talk about temporary work
2 Ways of working
Office worker Kantoormedewerker
I’m an office worker in an insurance
company.
Nine-to-five job Negen-tot-vijf baan
It’s a nine-to-five job with regular working
hours.
Working hours Werkuren
It’s a nine-to-five job with regular working
hours.
Swipe card Veegkaart
I need my swipe card to get into office.
Clock in or clock out Inklokken of uitklokken
Flexitime Flexibele werkuren
There’s a system of flexitime in my
company, which means we can work when
we want, within certain hours.
Shifts Ploegen
I work in shifts.
Clock on Inklokken
, I have to clock on and clock off at the
beginning and end of every shift.
Clock off Uitklokken
Day shift Dagploeg
I may be on the day shift one week and the
night shift the next week.
Night shift Nachtploeg
Overtime When the company is selling lots of cars,
they ask us to work overtime – more hours
than usual for more money.
Commute Pendelen
Work from home Van thuis uit werken
Commuters Pendelaars
Teleworking Telewerken
Telecommuting Telewerken
Satisfying Bevredigend
Stimulating Stimulerend
Fascinating Fascinerend
Exciting Spannend
Dull Saai
Boring Saai
Uninteresting Oninteressant
Unstimulating Niet stimulerend
Repetitive Repeterend
Routine Routine
Tiring Vermoeiend
Tough Hard
Hard Hard
Demanding Veeleisend
My work involves. + noun
I like/ dislike/ prefer/ enjoy Human contact
Long hours
Teamwork
+ -ing
Working with figures
Dealing with customers
Solving problems
3 Recruitement and selection
Recruitment Aanwerving
The process of finding people for particular
jobs is recruitment, or in American English,
hiring.
à Britisch English
, Hiring Aanwerven
à American English
Recruited Aangeworven
A recruit Een rekruut
Someone who has been recruited is a
recruit.
à British English
A hire Een rekruut
à American English
Employs Werk aanbieden
Hires Werk aanbieden
The company employs or hires them…
To join Toetreden
…and they join the company.
A recruiter Een aanwerver
Recruitment agencies Wervingsbureaus
Employment agencies Arbeidsbureaus
Headhunters Outside specialists called headhunters may
be used to find people for very important
jobs and to persuade them to leave the
organization they already work for.
Headhunted Key people recruited like this are
Headhunting headhunted in a process of headhunting.
Situations vacant He looked in the situation vacant pages of
his local newspaper, where a local
supermarket was advertising for a new
accountant’s position.
To apply for Om te solliciteren voor
Application form Aanvraagformulier
He applied for the job by completing an
application form and sending it in.
Jobs website Vacaturewebsite
He looked at jobs with different engineering
companies on a jobs website.
To make an application Een aanvraag indienen
Curriculum vitae CV (British) Curriculum vitae
Résumé or resume (American)
He made an application, sending in his CV
(curriculum vitae) – a document describing
your education, qualifications and previous
jobs, that you send to a prospective
employer)
Covering letter (British) Begeleidende brief
Cover letter (American)
A covering letter explaining why he wanted
the job and why he was the right person for
it.
